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Nick Jonas Teases With Gay Sex Scenes In Kingdom

In the season one finale of Kingdom, we saw Nick Jonas’ character, a mixed martial arts fighter who is struggling with his sexuality, get turned away from a gay bar for being too intoxicated, and instead ends up in a dark alley with another young man slowly bending down in front of him.

Nick Jonas offered up some steamy details about what we can expect when DirecTV’s Kingdom returns next season. He told E! Online:

“It’s all happening,” Nick told me the other day while promoting his new single, “Levels.” “He has a lot of layers to him and he’s trying to figure out exactly who he is.

“It’s tough because he’s living and working in a really macho world and I think he’s just trying to figure out where he fits in in being who he is,” he continued . “So it is a struggle and I’m trying to tell the story as honestly as possible with as much depth as possible.”

Just how far will his guy-on-guy action go? Nick won’t say, but did reveal that “it’s less about romance than it is about human needs.

Nick won’t be as beefy this season. “Last year, I tried to put on 15 pounds of muscle from where I was. But the storyline for the character this year is he goes down a weight class,” said Nick, who also appears on Ryan Murphy’s new Fox series, Scream Queens. “I actually had to lean up—keep muscle, but keep it lean and more explosive, more athletic muscle than size. I’m not eating as much as I was. I was probably eating 5,600 calories a day. Now, it’s probably closer to 2,000 calories a day.”

Steve Grand “All American Boy” Gets Houston Ready

(Houston, Texas) Steve Grand caught the attention of the world when his music video for the country-inspired “All-American Boy” hit viral gold in 2013. The song became a smash, viral hit, thanks in part to the self-produced and self-financed video, which went from zero to a million views on YouTube in a matter of days, all without the help of a label, a manager, or an agent.

The imagery was pure Americana—campfires, American flags, country roads, whiskey, and hunky, shirtless men. But there was a twist. The song and video (now with close to 4 million views and counting) both depict a situation familiar to many people—an unrequited crush of someone out of reach, that burning desire for someone you can never have.

It’s a universal truth, but Steve’s story was even more affecting, because he was telling that story from the perspective of a gay man who had a crush on a straight man. It’s not something that has ever been depicted in music quite so overtly. Grand gained views and fans overnight and after it was discovered that he had previously been an aspiring model with sexy underwear shots in his portfolio it only propelled his career.

Grand later mounted a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign to fund his first album, All American Boy. It was the third most-funded music project ever in Kickstarter history, bringing in $327,000. While it’s become more common for celebrities to come out casually, without the fanfare or announcements on covers of magazines, Steve says it’s just as important as ever.

“While people say this is no big deal anymore, who cares? You know who cares? The kids who are still really struggling with this. The kids who feel like they would still rather be dead than live life as a gay person.”

“I’m thinking about them all the time when I’m doing these things because deep down we all just want to be loved, we want to experience love, we want to give love, we want to take in love, and we want to feel valued and understood.” He knew that gambit for “All American Boy” would work: no one had ever seen or heard anything quite like it before.

“What made the story impactful was the apparent dichotomy of a same-sex love story set against a very Americana backdrop—old cars, whiskey, American flags, and friends by a campfire.”

The weekend of October 2, Grand will come to Houston to perform live as part of the Diana Foundation’s Country Dinner Weekend. Recognized as the oldest continuously active gay organization in the United States, the Dianas were founded in 1953 with the mission of raising and distributing funds to organizations serving the gay community.

Popular LGBTQ Houston Dance Club in Montrose Has Closed For Remodel According To Bar Owner!

(HOUSTON) — Longtime night club in Houston has closed its doors to the public effective today. South Beach—located at 810 Pacific St.—originally opened in 2001 has not undergone any major renovations in the past. According to owner Charles Armstrong, the closing is temporarily for remodeling.

A notice was released from establishment management late Thursday evening informing the club’s performers its regularly-scheduled Thursday night show, So You Think You Can Drag, hosted by Kofi,(along with all other South Beach events) would be canceled until further notice while the club undergoes reconstruction.

About Magazine + About News reached out to bar management for a statement. Charles Armstrong, owner South Beach, and its neighbor, JR’s, released a statement to About Magazine:

“South beach is closed for remodeling. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please join the party next door at Houston’s most popular gay bar, JR’s.”

A similar statement was released via South Beach’s Facebook page.

While there’s no word yet on what the remodeling will entail or when the club will resume business, but more information will be released when made available.